Deepakraj Panda

Chief Tasks Handled:

• Conceptual Design, Surface Design, and Styling Proposal.
• Product packaging decisions for new development parts.
• Worked from the conceptual stage of the product to the start of production (SOP).
• Development tracking with considering Alliance standard and design rule.
• DFMEA review based on vehicle-level failure study.
• TGA decision, Tooling Feasibility study, and draft analysis.
• Styling requirement fulfillment and feasibility study.
• Benchmarking and working on reference product failures to identify them in the early development stage.
• Regulatory requirement study and design the product accordingly.
• HMI ergonomics, reachability, masking, and vision study; RFQ and RFI study.
• Digital mockup delivery of parts at the vehicle level for various digital milestones.
• Back-lighting illumination studies and simulations.
• Tolerance stack-up and chain of dimension for interface parts, F-S curve haptic simulation analysis.
• Drawing Release (Data Note) as per Nissan standards and regulations.
• Cost reduction ideas for serial-life projects.
• Benchmarking products to understand the competitor's switches.
• Projects, Roles, and Responsibilities: Working as a Senior Design Engineer in Projects for Nissan (Mexico and India Team).
• PY1B RHD and LHD – India Projects. (Design and Development of Switches.)
• Parts: Combination Switch, Steering Wheel Switch, Piano Switch, HVAC Switch, Power Window Switch, Clock Spring, and other switches; Vehicle Launched - 2024.

Worked for RNTBCI under Alten Pay roll

• Worked from the conceptual stage of the product to the start of production (SOP).
• Development tracking with considering Alliance standard and design rule.
• DFMEA review based on vehicle-level failure study.
• TGA decision, Tooling Feasibility study, and draft analysis.
• Styling requirement fulfillment and feasibility study.
• Benchmarking and working on reference product failures to identify them in the early development stage.

• Projects – Hyundai, KIA, and Honda.

Chief Tasks Handled:

• Knowledge in CATIA assembly, part, drafting, and surface design.
• Alloy Wheels Concept Proposal for OEMs and Aftermarket (USA).
• Meeting GD&T for drafting, and meeting customer requirements.
• Coordinating with the Engineering Trials and Quality Measurement team.
• Understanding the Statement of Requirement and Benchmarking.
• Prepare the Design Input Checklist (DIC) and Clarification Log.
• Prepare the customer drawing for the part release.

• Worked for Stellantis under Auto-One Payroll.
• Projects – CC21 and CC24 Citroën.
• Chief Tasks Handled:
• Responsible for the design and development of plastic parts and tubes (cooling system) and gear shift lever.
• Handling PLM (Enovia) activities for the product life of parts until TKO.
• With the aid of the CAE report, ensuring that the engineering features are added for strengthening.

• Worked for Magna Mirrors under Devni Services' payroll.
• Projects – SKODA, TOYOTA, and VOLKSWAGEN – ORVM.

Tasks Handled:

• To ensure no clash, no undercut, no tangential errors, and no deviation from A Surface.
• Responsible for designing B-side features (snaps, doghouse, locator, screw boss, supporting ribs, etc.). Considering undercuts and the use of sliders and lifters. Power copy creation of different features.
• Ensuring parts are delivered to the customer as per the BOM for draft analysis, tooling feasibility, gap and flush, and clash analysis.
• Developing different proposals got fixation and location-based tooling feasibility aspects, DFM, DFA, and implementing these concepts with respect to environmental data.
• Responsible for making wire harnesses for ORVMs and customer drawing releases.

Tasks Handled:

• Clear minor issues on a surface after customer confirmation, if any are present.
• Adding fixations like locator, screw boss, and supporting ribs, considering tooling feasibility, undercuts, and plastic defects.
• Ensuring the feasibility of plastic components while performing draft analysis for every engineering feature, and creating a parting line with the proposed tooling direction.
• Releasing the customer drawing as per standard.

Tasks Handled:

• Used 3D and 2D CAD tools to design, develop, and engineer high-quality models as per customer standards.